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US Department of Energy

Federal research, national laboratories, AI for science

USgovernmentest. 1977Checked 11 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Operates 16 national laboratories managing nuclear, renewable, fusion and grid research.
  • Genesis Mission: $5B+ federal commitment across 15+ agencies (Nov 2025 EO).
  • July 2026: 278 projects selected from 5,000+ applications; 342 institutions.

Technical approach

As reported
National laboratories network

16 federally-funded research centers

16 labs (Argonne, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos) with supercomputers and expertise.

AI-enabled workflows

Machine learning for scientific discovery

Frontier AI models accelerate research design, simulation and data analysis.

High-performance computing

Exascale and AI infrastructure

10k-GPU systems at Argonne and Oak Ridge enable AI simulation and discovery.

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